Mourad Mahour Ahmed Bacha (born 16 June 1961) is an Algerian former track and field athlete who competed in the

decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in Athletics (sport), athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word "decathlon" was formed, in analogy to the word "pentathlon", from Greek language, Greek δέκα (''déka'', meaning "ten") and ...

and javelin throw.Mahour Ahmed Bacha
All Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20. Bacha was among the foremost African and Arab decathletes in the 1980s and early 1990s. He won 23 national titles in his career across decathlon and various field events, including nine javelin titles. He was a five-time African champion – four times in decathlon and once in javelin. He was also twice the decathlon gold medallist at the

All-Africa Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union (AU) with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (AN ...

, winning in 1987 and 1991. He won three straight decathlon titles at the

Arab Athletics Championships The Arab Athletics Championships is an event organized by the Arab Athletic Association. It traditionally occurred every two years. It was not held in 1985 due to the schedule clash with the Pan Arab Games. However, due to the erratic scheduling ...

from 1981 to 1987 and was a double gold medallist at the

1985 Pan Arab Games The 6th Pan Arab Games were held in Rabat, Morocco between August 8 and August 16, 1985. 3442 athletes from 17 countries participated in events in 18 sports. Sports Medals won by country P Pan Arab Games Sport in Rabat Pan Arab Gam ...

, topping both the decathlon and javelin podiums. Bacha made one appearance at global level, at the

1983 World Championships in Athletics The 1st 1983 World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between 7 and 14 August 1983. Summary The overall med ...

. He failed to record a valid mark in the

shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" (throwing) a heavy spherical ball—the ''shot''—as far as possible. The shot put competition for men has been a part of the modern Olympics since their revival in 1896, and women's ...

event and opted not to finish the competition. He set a lifetime best of 7934 points for the decathlon on 9 July 1985 in

Algiers Algiers ( ; ar, الجزائر, al-Jazāʾir; ber, Dzayer, script=Latn; french: Alger, ) is the capital and largest city of Algeria. The city's population at the 2008 Census was 2,988,145Census 14 April 2008: Office National des Statistiques ...

. His javelin throw best with the new model was , which brought him a silver medal at the

1986 Maghreb Athletics Championships The 1986 Maghreb Athletics Championships was the tenth edition of the international athletics competition between the countries of the Maghreb. Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia were the competing nations. Organised by the Union des Fédérations d'Ath ...

and remains the Algerian record for the event.les Records d'Algerie 2015 (Mise à Jour 25.01.2016)
Algerian Athletics Federation. Retrieved on 2016-02-20.

International competitions

National titles

* Algerian Athletics ChampionshipsAlgerian Championships
GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-02-20. **Pole vault: 1982, 1984, 1985 **Shot put: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986 **Discus throw: 1985, 1991, 1992, 1993 **Javelin throw: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1992, 1993 **Decathlon: 1982, 1984, 1992

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